TI-2018-07402 Aliases CVE-2018-10493 GHSA-cjh7-xjwc-jcfx

Out-of-bounds read in Foxit Reader

LOW 33CWE-125Published 2018-05-17 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Foxit Reader 9.0.1.1049. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of the U3D Final Maximum Resolution attribute. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5426.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02398 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Foxit	Foxit Reader	9.0.1.1049	—	No fix listed	CNA

Foxit Reader VendorFoxit Affected 9.0.1.1049 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader::::::::	up to 9.0.1.1049	Vulnerable	Foxitsoftware
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf::::::::	up to 9.0.1.1049	Vulnerable	Foxitsoftware

cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0.1.1049 Vulnerable ·Foxitsoftware
cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0.1.1049 Vulnerable ·Foxitsoftware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10493
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cjh7-xjwc-jcfx

References

Patch 1

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php

Advisory 1

https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-403

TI-2013-06208 Foxit Reader <= 5.4.5.0114 Plugin URL Processing Buffer Overflow CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
TI-2009-00795 Stack-based buffer overflow in Foxit Reader 3.0 before Build 1506, including 1120 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2021-13823 Use after free in Foxit PDF Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2025-23518 A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Foxit Reader 2025.1.0.27937 due to the use of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-33074 Use after free in Foxit Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-32078 Use after free in Foxit Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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